Common use of Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study Clause in Contracts

Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study. (“SRIS”) shall mean an engineering study, conducted in accordance with Section 30.7 of the Standard Large Facility Interconnection Procedures, that evaluates the impact of the proposed Large Generating Facility on the safety and reliability of the New York State Transmission System and, if applicable, an Affected System, to determine what Attachment Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and System Upgrade Facilities are needed for the proposed Large Generating Facility of the Developer to connect reliably to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System in a manner that meets the NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard in Attachment X to the ISO OATT. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. Large Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility having a Generating Facility Capacity of more than 20 MW. Material Modification shall mean those modifications that have a material impact on the cost or timing of any Interconnection Request with a later queue priority date. Metering Equipment shall mean all metering equipment installed or to be installed at the Large Generating Facility pursuant to this Agreement at the metering points, including but not limited to instrument transformers, MWh-meters, data acquisition equipment, transducers, remote terminal unit, communications equipment, phone lines, and fiber optics. NERC shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Council or its successor organization. New York State Transmission System shall mean the entire New York State electric transmission system, which includes (i) the Transmission Facilities Under ISO Operational Control; (ii) the Transmission Facilities Requiring ISO Notification; and (iii) all remaining transmission facilities within the New York Control Area. Notice of Dispute shall mean a written notice of a dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its performance. NPCC shall mean the Northeast Power Coordinating Council or its successor organization. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 2683 NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard - The standard that must be met, unless otherwise provided for by Attachment S to the ISO OATT, by (i) any generation facility larger than 2MW in order for that facility to obtain XXXX; (ii) any Class Year Transmission Project; (iii) any entity requesting External XXXX Rights, and (iv) any entity requesting a XXXX transfer pursuant to Section 25.9.5 of Attachment S to the ISO OATT. To meet the NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard, the Developer must, in accordance with the rules in Attachment S to the ISO OATT, fund or commit to fund any System Deliverability Upgrades identified for its project in the Class Year Deliverability Study. NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard - The reliability standard that must be met by any generation facility or Class Year Transmission Project that is subject to NYISO’s Large Facility Interconnection Procedures in Attachment X to the ISO OATT or the NYISO’s Small Generator Interconnection Procedures in Attachment Z, that is proposing to connect to the New York State Transmission System or Distribution System, to obtain ERIS. The Minimum Interconnection Standard is designed to ensure reliable access by the proposed project to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System. The Minimum Interconnection Standard does not impose any deliverability test or deliverability requirement on the proposed interconnection. NYSRC shall mean the New York State Reliability Council or its successor organization. Other Interfaces shall mean the following interfaces into Capacity Regions: Lower Xxxxxx Valley [i.e., Rest of State (Load Zones A-F) to Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I)]; New York City [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to New York City (Load Zone J)]; and Long Island [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to Long Island (Load Zone K)], and the following Interfaces between the NYCA and adjacent Control Areas: PJM to NYISO, ISO-NE to NYISO, Hydro-Quebec to NYISO, and Norwalk Harbor (Connecticut) to Northport (Long Island) Cable. Party or Parties shall mean NYISO, Connecting Transmission Owner, or Developer or any combination of the above. Point of Change of Ownership shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, where the Developer’s Attachment Facilities connect to the Connecting Transmission Owner’s Attachment Facilities.

Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study. (“SRIS”) shall mean an engineering study, conducted in accordance with Section 30.7 of the Standard Large Facility Interconnection Procedures, that evaluates the impact of the proposed Large Generating Facility on the safety and reliability of the New York State Transmission System and, if applicable, an Affected System, to determine what Attachment Facilities, Distribution Upgrades Facilities and System Upgrade Facilities are needed for the proposed Large Generating Generation Facility of the Developer to connect reliably to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System in a manner that meets the NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard. Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study Agreement shall mean the form of agreement contained in Appendix 3 of the Standard in Attachment X to Large Facility Interconnection Procedures for conducting the ISO OATTInterconnection System Reliability Impact Study. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. Large Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility having a Generating Facility Capacity of more than 20 MW. Loss shall mean any and all losses relating to injury to or death of any person or damage to property, demand, suits, recoveries, costs and expenses, court costs, attorney fees, and all other obligations by or to third parties, arising out of or resulting from the Indemnified Party’s performance or non-performance of its obligations under this Agreement on behalf of the Indemnifying Party, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing by the Indemnified Party. Material Modification shall mean those modifications that have a material impact on the cost or timing of any Interconnection Request with a later queue priority date. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 1668 Metering Equipment shall mean all metering equipment installed or to be installed at the Large Generating Facility pursuant to this Agreement at the metering points, including but not limited to instrument transformers, MWh-meters, data acquisition equipment, transducers, remote terminal unit, communications equipment, phone lines, and fiber optics. Minimum Interconnection Standard shall mean the reliability standard that must be met by any Large Generating Facility proposing to connect to the New York State Transmission System. The Standard is designed to ensure reliable access by the proposed project to the New York State Transmission System. The Standard does not impose any deliverability test or deliverability requirement on the proposed interconnection. NERC shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Council or its successor organization. New York State Transmission System shall mean the entire New York State electric transmission system, which includes (i) the Transmission Facilities Under under ISO Operational Control; (ii) the Transmission Facilities Requiring ISO Notification; and (iii) all remaining transmission facilities within the New York Control Area. Notice of Dispute shall mean a written notice of a dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its performance. NPCC shall mean the Northeast Power Coordinating Council or its successor organization. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 2683 NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard - The standard that must be met, unless otherwise provided for by Attachment S to the ISO OATT, by (i) any generation facility larger than 2MW in order for that facility to obtain XXXX; (ii) any Class Year Transmission Project; (iii) any entity requesting External XXXX Rights, and (iv) any entity requesting a XXXX transfer pursuant to Section 25.9.5 of Attachment S to the ISO OATT. To meet the NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard, the Developer must, in accordance with the rules in Attachment S to the ISO OATT, fund or commit to fund any System Deliverability Upgrades identified for its project in the Class Year Deliverability Study. NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard - The reliability standard that must be met by any generation facility or Class Year Transmission Project that is subject to NYISO’s Large Facility Interconnection Procedures in Attachment X to the ISO OATT or the NYISO’s Small Generator Interconnection Procedures in Attachment Z, that is proposing to connect to the New York State Transmission System or Distribution System, to obtain ERIS. The Minimum Interconnection Standard is designed to ensure reliable access by the proposed project to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System. The Minimum Interconnection Standard does not impose any deliverability test or deliverability requirement on the proposed interconnection. NYSRC shall mean the New York State Reliability Council or its successor organization. Optional Interconnection Study shall mean a sensitivity analysis based on assumptions specified by the Developer in the Optional Interconnection Study Agreement. Optional Interconnection Study Agreement shall mean the form of agreement contained in Appendix 5 of the Standard Large Facility Interconnection Procedures for conducting the Optional Interconnection Study. Other Interfaces shall mean the following interfaces into Capacity Regions: Lower Xxxxxx Valley [i.e., Rest of State (Load Zones A-F) to Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I)]; New York City [i.e.capacity regions, Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones GZone J and Zone K, H and I) to external ties into the New York City (Load Zone J)]; and Long Island [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to Long Island (Load Zone K)], and the following Interfaces between the NYCA and adjacent Control Areas: PJM to NYISO, ISO-NE to NYISO, Hydro-Quebec to NYISO, and Norwalk Harbor (Connecticut) to Northport (Long Island) CableArea. Party or Parties shall mean NYISO, Connecting Transmission Owner, or Developer or any combination of the above. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 1668 Point of Change of Ownership shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, where the Developer’s Attachment Facilities connect to the Connecting Transmission Owner’s Attachment Facilities.

Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study. (“SRIS”) shall mean an engineering study, conducted in accordance with Section 30.7 of the Standard Large Facility Interconnection Procedures, that evaluates the impact of the proposed Large Generating Merchant Transmission Facility on the safety and reliability of the New York State Transmission System and, if applicable, an Affected System, to determine what Attachment Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and System Upgrade Facilities are needed for the proposed Large Generating Merchant Transmission Facility of the Developer to connect reliably to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System in a manner that meets the NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard in Attachment X to the ISO OATT. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. Large Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility having a Generating Facility Capacity of more than 20 MW. Material Modification shall mean those modifications that have a material impact on the cost or timing of any Interconnection Request with a later queue priority date. Merchant Transmission Facility shall mean generally a merchant facility for the transmission of electricity, and specifically the Developer’s facility for the transmission of electricity as described in this Agreement and the Appendices hereto. Merchant Transmission Facility Interconnection Agreement shall mean this Agreement. Metering Equipment shall mean all metering equipment installed or to be installed at the Large Generating Facility pursuant to this Agreement at the metering pointsPoint of Interconnection, including but not limited to instrument transformers, MWh-meters, data acquisition equipment, transducers, remote terminal unit, communications equipment, phone lines, and fiber optics. NERC shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Council or its successor organization. New York State Transmission System shall mean the entire New York State electric transmission system, which includes (i) the Transmission Facilities Under ISO Operational Control; (ii) the Transmission Facilities Requiring ISO Notification; and (iii) all remaining transmission facilities within the New York Control Area. Notice of Dispute shall mean a written notice of a dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its performance. NPCC shall mean the Northeast Power Coordinating Council or its successor organization. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 2683 2710 NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard - The standard that must be met, unless otherwise provided for by Attachment S to the ISO OATT, by (i) any generation facility larger than 2MW in order for that facility to obtain XXXX; (ii) any Class Year Transmission Project; (iii) any entity requesting External XXXX Rights, and (iv) any entity requesting a XXXX transfer pursuant to Section 25.9.5 of Attachment S to the ISO OATT. To meet the NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard, the Developer must, in accordance with the rules in Attachment S to the ISO OATT, fund or commit to fund any System Deliverability Upgrades identified for its project in the Class Year Deliverability Study. NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard - The reliability standard that must be met by any generation facility or Class Year Transmission Project that is subject to NYISO’s Large Facility Interconnection Procedures in Attachment X to the ISO OATT or the NYISO’s Small Generator Interconnection Procedures in Attachment Z, that is proposing to connect to the New York State Transmission System or Distribution System, to obtain ERIS. The Minimum Interconnection Standard is designed to ensure reliable access by the proposed project to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System. The Minimum Interconnection Standard does not impose any deliverability test or deliverability requirement on the proposed interconnection. NYSRC shall mean the New York State Reliability Council or its successor organization. Other Interfaces shall mean the following interfaces into Capacity Regions: Lower Xxxxxx Valley [i.e., Rest of State (Load Zones A-F) to Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I)]; New York City [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to New York City (Load Zone J)]; and Long Island [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to Long Island (Load Zone K)], and the following Interfaces between the NYCA and adjacent Control Areas: PJM to NYISO, ISO-NE to NYISO, Hydro-Quebec to NYISO, and Norwalk Harbor (Connecticut) to Northport (Long Island) Cable. Party or Parties shall mean NYISO, Connecting Transmission Owner, or Developer or any combination of the above. Point of Change of Ownership shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, where the Developer’s Attachment Facilities connect to the Connecting Transmission Owner’s Attachment Facilities.

Interconnection System Reliability Impact Study. (“SRIS”) shall mean an engineering study, conducted in accordance with Section 30.7 of the Standard Large Facility Interconnection Procedures, that evaluates the impact of the proposed Large Generating Facility on the safety and reliability of the New York State Transmission System and, if applicable, an Affected System, to determine what Attachment Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and System Upgrade Facilities are needed for the proposed Large Generating Facility of the Developer to connect reliably to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System in a manner that meets the NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard in Attachment X to the ISO OATT. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. Large Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility having a Generating Facility Capacity of more than 20 MW. Material Modification shall mean those modifications that have a material impact on the cost or timing of any Interconnection Request with a later queue priority date. Metering Equipment shall mean all metering equipment installed or to be installed at the Large Generating Facility pursuant to this Agreement at the metering points, including but not limited to instrument transformers, MWh-meters, data acquisition equipment, transducers, remote terminal unit, communications equipment, phone lines, and fiber optics. NERC shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Council or its successor organization. New York State Transmission System shall mean the entire New York State electric transmission system, which includes (i) the Transmission Facilities Under ISO Operational Control; (ii) the Transmission Facilities Requiring ISO Notification; and (iii) all remaining transmission facilities within the New York Control Area. Notice of Dispute shall mean a written notice of a dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its performance. NPCC shall mean the Northeast Power Coordinating Council or its successor organization. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 2683 1894 NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard - The standard that must be met, unless otherwise provided for by Attachment S to the ISO OATT, by (i) any generation facility larger than 2MW in order for that facility to obtain XXXX; (ii) any Class Year Transmission Project; (iii) any entity requesting External XXXX Rights, and (iv) any entity requesting a XXXX transfer pursuant to Section 25.9.5 of Attachment S to the ISO OATT. To meet the NYISO Deliverability Interconnection Standard, the Developer must, in accordance with the rules in Attachment S to the ISO OATT, fund or commit to fund any System Deliverability Upgrades identified for its project in the Class Year Deliverability Study. NYISO Minimum Interconnection Standard - The reliability standard that must be met by any generation facility or Class Year Transmission Project that is subject to NYISO’s Large Facility Interconnection Procedures in Attachment X to the ISO OATT or the NYISO’s Small Generator Interconnection Procedures in Attachment Z, that is proposing to connect to the New York State Transmission System or Distribution System, to obtain ERIS. The Minimum Interconnection Standard is designed to ensure reliable access by the proposed project to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System. The Minimum Interconnection Standard does not impose any deliverability test or deliverability requirement on the proposed interconnection. NYSRC shall mean the New York State Reliability Council or its successor organization. Other Interfaces shall mean the following interfaces into Capacity Regions: Lower Xxxxxx Valley [i.e., Rest of State (Load Zones A-F) to Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I)]; New York City [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to New York City (Load Zone J)]; and Long Island [i.e., Lower Xxxxxx Valley (Load Zones G, H and I) to Long Island (Load Zone K)], and the following Interfaces between the NYCA and adjacent Control Areas: PJM to NYISO, ISO-NE to NYISO, Hydro-Quebec to NYISO, and Norwalk Harbor (Connecticut) to Northport (Long Island) Cable. Party or Parties shall mean NYISO, Connecting Transmission Owner, or Developer or any combination of the above. Point of Change of Ownership shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, where the Developer’s Attachment Facilities connect to the Connecting Transmission Owner’s Attachment Facilities. Point of Interconnection shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement, where the Attachment Facilities connect to the New York State Transmission System or to the Distribution System. Provisional Interconnection Service shall mean interconnection service provided by the ISO associated with interconnecting the Developer’s Large Facility to the New York State Transmission System (or Distribution System as applicable) and enabling the transmission system to receive electric energy from the Large Facility at the Point of Interconnection, pursuant to the terms of the Provisional Large Facility Interconnection Agreement and, if applicable, the ISO OATT. SERVICE AGREEMENT NO. 1894 Provisional Large Facility Interconnection Agreement shall mean the interconnection agreement for Provisional Interconnection Service established between the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner(s) and the Developer. This agreement shall take the form of the Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, modified for provisional purposes and type of facility. Reasonable Efforts shall mean, with respect to an action required to be attempted or taken by a Party under this Agreement, efforts that are timely and consistent with Good Utility Practice and are otherwise substantially equivalent to those a Party would use to protect its own interests.